UCLA 2010 Applicant R1 Applied: 10 INTERVIEW: 6 (60%) Admit: Waitlist Denied topa* (REAPP) - INTERVIEW INVITE 11/13 mbabiden08* - INTERVIEW INVITE 11/23 craggy* - INTERVIEW INVITE 11/23 asianstyles - INTERVIEW INVITE 11/24 bball2693 - INTERVIEW INVITE 11/24 doclkk - INTERVIEW INVITE 11/27-30 sarmlove - INTERVIEW INVITE 12/2 FChang albyman32 ramang Pook GradBoy UCLA 2010 Applicant R2 Applied Admit Waitlist Denied Unhedged topher duuuma (REAPP) 24 Freshair Deepauk ntenzer UCLA Parttime R1 - FEMBA AndersonBound FEMBA (REAPP) kdagreen FEMBA GoBruins FEMBA Didn't see a thread for Anderson, so thought I'd start it up. I'm going for R1. Deadlines (decision released by): R1: Oct 14 (Jan 13) R2: Jan 13 (Mar 31) R3: Mar 10 (May 19) Essays 1. Describe the ways in which your family and/or community have helped shape your development. (750 words) 2. Describe the biggest risk you have ever taken, the outcome, and what you learned in the process. (500 words) 3. Describe your short-term and long-term career goals. What is your motivation for pursuing an MBA now and how will UCLA Anderson help you to achieve your goals? (750 words) 4. Select and respond to one of the following two questions. We would like you to respond to the question by recording an audio or video response (of no more than 1-2 minutes). If you are unable to submit a response via audio/video, then please upload a written response instead (250 words), using the 'Upload Document' button. - Entrepreneurship is a mindset that embraces innovation and risk-taking within both established and new organizations. Describe an instance in which you exhibited this mindset. - What is something people will find surprising about you?

From MJShores' Twitter feed: So that's it then. No more R2 interviews coming out now.. Only waitlist or ding?

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Any experience with the FEMBA interviews? Mine is Saturday..

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Any experience with the FEMBA interviews? Mine is Saturday..

My S/O interviewed and was accepted to FEMBA. My sense was that it was almost the exact same as the full time interview I had in terms of what was covered. So you can pretty much use the info on here and other resources about the full time interview. Questions weren't too complex. Walk me through your resume...Why MBA? Why Anderson? What will you contribute? And a couple tell me about a time (leadership, teamwork, faced a challenge, made a mistake, etc)...Just have 10-15 STAR's ready that you can use to answer the standard behavioural questions.

Hope this helps!

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Any experience with the FEMBA interviews? Mine is Saturday..

There is a thread in the PT thread about FEMBA, you guys can check it out.

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Any experience with the FEMBA interviews? Mine is Saturday..

Congrats to her!

I've been taking notes in this thread (combed the whole thing yesterday and copied every note about 'interviews', just noted that they're all full time. The essay questions were slightly different so I'll have to adjust, but as with all interviews I guess a good start is remember and expound upon my answers to the essay questions, have a clear career goal in mind and have a few leadership examples ready to go.

I'll check the PT thread as well. Thanks

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17 Mar 2010, 14:34

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From MJShores' Twitter feed:

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MJShores: Rd 2 #UCLA #MBA Anderson applicants who've received no #interview invitation, U may later. We'll waitlist some folks wo interviews.

So that's it then. No more R2 interviews coming out now.. Only waitlist or ding?

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Bingo. This was the final week and looks like all the interviews have gone out.

You really have to appreciate MJShores and UCLA compared to some of the other schools (that keep you in the dark).

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From MJShores' Twitter feed:

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MJShores: Rd 2 #UCLA #MBA Anderson applicants who've received no #interview invitation, U may later. We'll waitlist some folks wo interviews.

So that's it then. No more R2 interviews coming out now.. Only waitlist or ding?

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Updated on: 17 Mar 2010, 15:05

Originally posted by Demonic11 on 17 Mar 2010, 14:44.
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edited: I stand corrected

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I guess that sounded snobbish. :oops:

What I meant was that if I spent $200 on the app and didn't receive an interview, I'd prefer not to be casually communicated to with that kind of message.

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I 100% and completely disagree. Twitter caps character numbers. Numerous individuals have to write short-hand in their twitter updates. Definitely not indicative of any type of professionalism IMO at all.

HBS has twitter updates? With no short-hands?

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True. I do like the transparancy, but something about me wishes she didn't use shorthand like "U" in these updates. It could just be my own pet-peeve but that seems too informal for this process to me. I prefer HBS which has been entirely transparent and apropriately formal in both communication AND process.

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You were accepted at Cal and did not receive an interview to UCLA?

Bizarre year for sure

Demonic11

I guess that sounded snobbish. :oops:

What I meant was that if I spent $200 on the app and didn't receive an interview, I'd prefer not to be casually communicated to with that kind of message.

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No no I got an interview. 8-)

I was merely trying to express how I would react if I didn't have one. I'd want the process to be formal and respectful.

I'll just shutup now :twisted:

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You were accepted at Cal and did not receive an interview to UCLA?

Bizarre year for sure

Demonic11

I guess that sounded snobbish. :oops:

What I meant was that if I spent $200 on the app and didn't receive an interview, I'd prefer not to be casually communicated to with that kind of message.

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Got it

Like I said, twitter updates are informal by nature but I definitely see where you are coming from and appreciate the way HBS conducts things as well for sure.

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No no I got an interview. 8-)

I was merely trying to express how I would react if I didn't have one. I'd want the process to be formal and respectful.

I'll just shutup now :twisted:

cyrez8

You were accepted at Cal and did not receive an interview to UCLA?

Bizarre year for sure

Demonic11

I guess that sounded snobbish. :oops:

What I meant was that if I spent $200 on the app and didn't receive an interview, I'd prefer not to be casually communicated to with that kind of message.

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I have to admit, I also feel a little put off by the slightly informal nature of the communication. It's brilliant to tweet but I still want to see some formality

Demonic11

I guess that sounded snobbish. :oops:

What I meant was that if I spent $200 on the app and didn't receive an interview, I'd prefer not to be casually communicated to with that kind of message.

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One more week... the anxiety is building.

On the Twitter discussion above - I think it's a little unfair to judge the informality of MJ Shores' tweets. It's an extra line of communication, not a primary one. The Anderson MBA Insider's Blog is the "official" channel, and maintains the professional/grammatical formality that is appropriate.

Twitter by nature is informal, and personally I like seeing it... it provides some extra transparency and character for the otherwise lifeless adcom.

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Yes I will admit that I didn't know enough about twitter to make my statement. So that's why I rescinded it =) :oops:

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Bingo

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Yea, I guess that a fair way to look at it.

Another long and tedious week to get through before I find out ther results. Man, I wish I could just fast forward my life sometimes...

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erm Guys!!!??

I think the Admissions have been posted. I logged in to my UCLA app to try adn change my phone number. anyway, it said 'your decison is available' and I clicked on the link which opened a box with this text

"Dear X,

On behalf of the entire UCLA Anderson community, I congratulate you on your admission to the MBA Class of 2012.

Your outstanding record of personal, professional and academic achievements has clearly distinguished you in an exceptional applicant pool. As a UCLA Anderson MBA student, you will join a diverse, global community that will both challenge and support you. .........."

Etc etc the email goes on telling me about matriculation.

Obv Im very ahppy but am scared i might be making some mistake

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So, I just tried to "update my phone number" to see if I could recreate your decision message and I did not receive anything regarding status. Where on the website did it say, "Your decision is available", on the left hand bar?

Of course, I could have just not been accepted and they are informing rejections another way, but I am eager to see if there has been any status change. Please advise, thanks!

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On the main page right below "Recommendation Providers" there was a section that read "Decision Status: Available beginning...". Below that was a link that read "Your application is now available online" - clicking on that brought up my acceptance letter. Hope that helps.

Good luck to everyone!